Centerpoints 1.1

A bulletpointed and somewhat random list of things we’ve been noticing.

Each work in Ian Wright‘s exhibition Mass Production is made up of “2,800 one-inch button badges.” Appropriately, two of his works copy Chuck Close’s grid paintings and an image of Andy Warhol (above).

Politically (if I may editorialize), things feel a bit medieval these days, and now perhaps this confirms it: a woman in LA has contracted bubonic plague! But don’t worry, say health officials. Simple tactics, like using flea repellant, can help prevent the disease, which is carried by squirrels.

While the metaphor is direct, Peace Art Cambodia‘s efforts to turn swords into ploughshares is admirable: to deal with an abundance of surplus and illegal weapons, the government began metalworking classes so artisans can convert small arms into art, all while promoting a weapon-free society and taking 160,000 guns off the street.